mPINC™ State Reports

Overview

Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC™)

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State reports summarize the strength of breastfeeding support in hospitals in each state and territory, as well as the areas that could be improved. These reports identify opportunities for states to better protect, promote, and support breastfeeding mothers and infants.

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Data were not reported for District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2022 due to small sample size.

NOTE:‎

The mPINC survey was redesigned in 2018. Results from the mPINC surveys 2018 or later cannot be compared with results from 2007-2015 mPINC surveys. To request 2007-2015 archived state reports, email mPINC@cdc.gov.

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About mPINC

What is mPINC?

mPINC is CDC’s national survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care.

What does mPINC measure?

The survey measures care practices and policies that impact newborn feeding, feeding education, staff skills, and discharge support.

Who is included in mPINC surveys?

CDC invites all hospitals with maternity services in the U.S. and territories to participate.

Questions about the mPINC survey?‎

About the Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) trademark: The mPINC trademark (word and logo) are owned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the United States. An organization's participation in CDC's mPINC survey does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.